Today, we’re proud to be a part of a collaborative group of industry-leading staking players to announce the Node Operator Risk Standard (NORS) certification, a first-of-its-kind certification built specifically for Ethereum node operator risk management.

When we started Midas, our ambition was to make saving and investing work like the internet, open and accessible to everyone. Our team’s experience spans top protocols and companies, combining unmatched expertise in traditional finance and decentralized technologies.Midas isn’t just a platform—it’s the best place to save and invest on the internet. We’re excited to have you with us!Discover Who's Behind Midas [https://blog.midas.app/content/images/2024/08/Leadership.png]Let’s introduce you to the key players driving our mission:🌟 Fabrice Grinda, our Executive Chairman, is a trailblazing angel investor and marketplace entrepreneur, having achieved over 300 exits across 1,000+ investments. From co-founding OLX, one of the world’s largest online marketplaces, to being named the top angel investor by Forbes, Fabrice’s experience is unparalleled.🤵 Dennis Dinkelmeyer, our CEO, brings a wealth of experience from his time at Capital Group and Goldman Sachs. His sharp insights and strategic vision guide Midas toward new horizons in the crypto space.💼 Jonas Konstandin, our Chief of Staff, previously led the Digital Asset unit at Solaris Group SE, launching innovative crypto products for heavyweights like Coinbase and Binance.🚀 Romain Bourgois, our Head of Product, brings a wealth of experience from his time at Ondo Finance ($1b market cap token).🤝 Greg Feibus, Head of Institutional Sales & Partnerships, has a rich background in capital markets and digital assets, having held senior roles at SunGard (FIS Global) and Anchorage Digital. Before Midas, Greg operated as a Director of Sales for Ondo Finance.🛡️ Alec Horner cut his teeth at MakerDAO, where he gained deep insights into decentralized governance and the broader decentralized economy.🔧 Jonathan C, our Head of Engineering, is the tech visionary behind Midas’s innovative platform. 🔍 Alex Berto, our risk management advisor, was pivotal in setting resilient DeFi risk standards at Aave.With such a diverse team, Midas is poised to lead the charge at the intersection of traditional finance and DeFi. 💡Stay connected with us for the latest updates, or explore our platform and products to see how we're revolutionizing the future of onchain finance!🔗 Visit our website [https://midas.app/?ref=blog.midas.app] | 📲 Join our Telegram [https://t.me/midasrwa?ref=blog.midas.app] | 🔔 Follow us on Twitter [https://x.com/MidasRWA?ref=blog.midas.app] | 📃 Read our Docs [https://docs.midas.app/?ref=blog.midas.app]

This article is part of a series spotlighting local partners providing valuable services in their communities, powered by Jia’s financing.

In traditional finance (TradFi), post-trade reporting is indispensable for ensuring accountability and accuracy in trade execution, settlement, and compliance with regulatory requirements. However, within the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape, robust and granular reporting is missing entirely, creating significant barriers to adoption by institutional asset managers.

Today marks the launch of the Obol Contributions Program, an opportunity for EVERY staker to get recognition for scaling and decentralising Ethereum by staking on Obol distributed validators (DVs). Stakers can participate by staking on Obol DVs via a Contributions launch partner such as Stakely, Mellow’s vault for Lido,

Superform’s deBridge integration is now live! As a permissionless omnichain yield marketplace, Superform uses the deBridge Liquidity Network (DLN) for cross-chain swaps, enabling deposits into any yield vault on any EVM chain.

Aptos Labs' Head of Ecosystem Neil Harounian talked to Stacks' Chairperson Brittany Laughlin about forming a working group, as well as the Aptos Foundation becoming a Signer for Stacks.

Morpho has successfully secured $50M in funding, led by Ribbit Capital and other strategic partners. This investment will help accelerate the network's decentralization and further Morpho's mission of making financial infrastructure a public good.

Centrifuge continues to enhance the liquidity of the RWA market by introducing new CFG incentives to the LTF/USDC lending market on Morpho.